Various Utility Companies are offering current
Account Holders in
Select States:
Google Nest Thermostat or Nest Learning Thermostat on sale for prices listed below. Shipping may vary by location and provider.
Thanks to Staff Member
DLS4U for sharing this deal.
Offer Notes:
- Rebate amounts and requirements vary depending on the utility provider; requirements may include enrollment in rewards/savings programs. Other limitations & eligibility requirements may apply, e.g., connection to central AC.
Example Participating Locations/Services (prices below after all rebates & discounts, which may require enrollment in a savings/rewards program):
- Arizona:
- Arizona Public Service Electric (APS):
- Salt River Project (SRP):
- California:
- Glendale Water & Power (GWP):
- Los Angeles Department of Water & Power:
- PG&E
- Connecticut:
- Illinois:
- Indiana:
- Michigan:
- Consumers Energy Residential:
- New Jersey:
- AtlanticCity Electric
- JCP&L
- Elizabethtown Gas
- New Jersey Natural Gas
- Orange & Rockland New Jersey
- PSEG
- South Jersey Gas
- New Mexico
- New York
- PSE&G Long Island
- ConEdison
- National Grid Long Island
- National Grid Metro
- National Grid Upstate
- National Grid Upstate Small Business
- NYSEG
- Orange & Rockland
- PSE&G Long Island
- RG&E
- North Carolina
- Duke Energy residential
- Duke Energy small business
- NCEMC
- Ohio
- Columbia Gas of Ohio
- AES Ohio (DP&L)
- Oregon
- Portland General Electric
- Pennsylvania
- DLC
- PPL
- PECO
- UGI (Smart Save)
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Dominion Energy
- Duke Energy residential
- Duke Energy small business
- Texas
- El Paso Electric
- Xcel Energy Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- Puget Sound Energy
- Snohomish PUD
- Wisconsin
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First - no, the utilities are generally not "controlling" your thermostat. The situation these commenters are referring to is called demand response (DR). Where the utilities will pay their consumers to shift or reduce their demand during times of grid strain to reduce the likelihood of brown or blackouts. For this to happen you need to enroll in the DR program itself, you'll know if you're doing this. Utilities can't just enroll you without your notice.
Second - even if you are in one of these DR programs, you absolutely always have final control over your thermostat and temperature setting. You ALWAYS have the option to opt-out of DR events and keep your thermostat or AC humming along at whatever temperature you want. Yes, if you're enrolled in one of these DR programs and you opt-out, your electric bill may be higher. But that's the whole point. If the utility is offering free stuff (like a thermostat) and ongoing revenue to participate in a DR program, but you opt-out of actually participating? It hurts the utility (and the rest of the grid for that matter), who was expecting you to provide relief so there is some financial incentives there.
I'm just tried of people sensationalizing this stuff. Geeze.
My experience here is as someone who helps implement some of these types of programs for a few utilities around the country. I predominately work with commercial and industrial customers but interact with the residential side of things as well.
It's not about data mining for the utility. They don't get that visibility with any demand response programs. Does google for their nest product? Sure, but that's different than what other folks have being talking about here as google isn't offering the rebate. It's about the utility having an incentive to encourage you to use less energy, that's why they offer rebates and discounts on these things.
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so not only can the roofers milk the homeowners insurance companies after storms but the solar installers can to.
Power going to have to get wayyyy more expensive before i'd consider that.
You do realize insurance companies in florida are also requiring roof replacements as early as 10 years in some cases.
throw me some numbers on replacing that roof and removing re-installing the panels a few times into that savings, toss in some numbers on sq footage space for the equiptment and batteries...you do know there's a self store every few blocks in florida for a reason.I have 3 roofs to maintain and let me tell you a roof is 2x3 times what it was 10 years ago, you're repairing and stretching every life out of it, so the money for the roof replacement can be earning something tangible.
Also know people who yeah spent 35 k for some solar on some piss ant size house, then spend 15k in repairs after x number of years (i now it gets covered but i guess there's clauses...) also had a storm and also spent thousands coordinating removal of all that crap.
Not saying it's bad but the math and savings presentation is overly simplistic. Also what's the long term cost of these panels to insurance and ultimate home owner premiums here, roofers and home owners wanting new roofs have been riding that scam out for decades, that's why we have the roof police now, increased deductibles, and more insurance costs.
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2) you want your ac generally constant in florida otherwise you will have mold , trim, drywall issues.
if you want a thermostat buy one ffs, there's plenty of energy star promotions in florida 'death santis' isn't stopping anyone. You can also move to a lock down can't work no school state.
Just got 2 pool pumps at two properties mostly paid for by energy star credits.
(San Diego, not South Dakota)
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It's not about data mining for the utility. They don't get that visibility with any demand response programs. Does google for their nest product? Sure, but that's different than what other folks have being talking about here as google isn't offering the rebate. It's about the utility having an incentive to encourage you to use less energy, that's why they offer rebates and discounts on these things.
Smart thermostats are great in many cases, but do not act like they are flawless and that the reality of what they can do and do do as far as changing your thermo is not of concern. Google's own algorithm
(as they call it) is the worse. You dont even have to sign up for this program, out of the box it is already going to start monkeying with your temps. Have it set to 72?, cool np... Run to the store - no problem. Come back home, its not 72, its now 80 as it was being 'green' and is saving you money and the grid. BUT, the 2 hours it takes to get back to 72 running full blast each time is somehow energy saving AND ok for your equipment. Yeah, use some common sense. Its all fine until you become the one it affects and then you realize what a huge pile this is. Google alone has consistently taken every functional and decent advancement in technology they acquire and laid it over their anti 'Dont be evil' attitude (sarcasm) and capitalizes every click for their own personal benefit, never for yours at all. If you do decide to get a 'smart' thermostat, this is honestly one of the worst supported and controllable ones on the market. I have been involved in many brands, working directly on this functionality and Google is horrendous.
Of course, take all that with a grain of salt, maybe someone will read this and choose a little more wisely.
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